Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-12
OF both parties were called for the purpose OF
selecting the membership OF the committee on
elections.
THE SENATE COMMgTTEES.
FUN List Of the Members ~ Agreed
upon BY the Republican and Demo.
cratic CaucusSes.

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upon BY the Republican and Demo.
cratic Caucusses.
The Senate committees in full. as arranged by
republicans and democrats and adopted to-day are
as follows. The first name on each committee
being that of the chairrpan:
Agriculture and Forestry: Messrs Palmer, Blair.
Plumb, sabin, Paddock George, Gibson. Jones and
Bat.
Appropriations: Messrs. Allison, Dawes, Plumb,
Hall, Farwell, Beck, Cockrell, Call and German.
ToAudit and Control the Contingent Expenses OF
the Senate: Messrs. Jones [Nev.), Paddock and
Vance.
Dawes, Manderson, stanford, Stewart voorhees,,
Walthall, Wilson and Berry.
Census: Messrs. Hale, Morrill,, Wilson. OF Iowa,
St0ck6ridge, Davis, Berry, Blodgett, Daniel and
Claims: Nessrs spooner, Hoar, Mitchell, Stew
art. Quay, Jones, Arkansas; Wilson, Maryland;
Coast Defenses: Messrs Dolph Cameron, Hawley
Hiscock. Mcpherson. Hampton and Reagan.
Dolph, Cameron, Sawyer. Cullom, Palmer, RAN
som. Coke, Vest, German, Kenna ana Gibson.
District OF Columbia: Nessrs. Ingalls,, spooner,
Chase, Riddleberger, Farwell, Harris, Vance,
Blackburn and Faulkner.
Education and Labor: Messrs. Blair, Bowen,
Palmer, Sawyer, Wilson, Call, Pugh, Payne and
Engrossed Bills: Salisbury, Can and Allison.
Enrolled Bills: Messrs. Bowen, Sabin and Col
Epidemic Diseases: Messrs. Harris, Hampton
Eustis Berry, stanford, Chandler and Stockbridge.
To Examine the Several Branches OF the civil
Service: Messrs. Quay, Aldrich, Allison, Hampton
and Gray.
Expenditures of Public Money: Messrs. Farwell,
Plumb, Platt, Sherman, Frye. Beck, kenna and
Gibson.
Finance: Messrs. Morrill, sherman, Jones, Of
Nevada, Allison, Aldrch, Hiscock, Voorhees,, Beck,
Mcpherson, Harris and Vance.
Fisheries: Messrs. stockbridge. Dawes, stanford,
Hampton ana Blodgett.
and Payne.
dock, Chandler, Farwell, Hawley, Eustis, Bate and
Walthail.
Indian Affairs: Messrs Dawes, Bowen, sabn,
, Piatt, Stockbridge, Morgan, Jones, Arkansas;
Interstate Commerce: Messrs Cullom, Platt
Blair, Wilson, Iowa; Hiscock, Harris, German,
Judiciary: Messrs. Edmunds, Ingalls,, Hoar, VIII
son. Evarts, Pugn, Coke, Vest and George.
Library: MeSSrs. EvartS, Hoar and Voorhees,.
Manufactures: Messrs kiddleberger, sabn, Quay,
Military Aralrs: Messrs. Hawley, Cameron,
MandersOn, stewart, Davis, CockreiI Hampton,
Walthall and b tie.
Mines and Mining: Messrs. Stewart, Jones, Of
Nevada; Mitchell, Teller, Bate. Turpie and Faulk-
Naval Affairs: Messrs. Cameron, Hale, Riddle
berger, stanford, Chandler, Mcpherson, Butler,
Patents: Messrs. Teller, Chace Platt, Hiscock,
Jones, OF Arkansas; Gray and McKenna
oocs tensions: aa & Messrs Davis Blair saMyeL Pad,
and Faulkner.
PosI-omce and Post Roads: Messrs. Sawyer,
Chace, Bowen, Mitchell, Quay salisbury, COlquitt,
Wilson, OF Maryland and Reagan.
Printing: Messrs Manderson, Hawley and Cor
Private Land Claims: Messrs Ransom, Colouitr.
Pasco Edmunds and stewart.
Privileges and Elections: MeSsrS. Hoar, Frye,
Teller, Evarts, spooner, salisbury, Vance, Pugh
Public Buildings and Grounds: Messrs Stanford,
A0ryiil Sp0oner, Quay Vest Daniel and Pasco.
Public Lands: Messrs. Plumb Blair. Dolph,
Berry. .-~..-.--...-, = =
Mitchell. Chandler. stOckbridge, Brown, Kenna,
Rules: MessTs Aidrich, sherman, Ingalls,, Harris
Revision Of the Laws: Messrs. Wilson. Of Iowa,
Hale, Teller, Wilson, OF Maryland, and Daniel.
Revolutionary Claims: Coke, Pugh, Hearst, ,Chace
Territories: Messrs. Platt, Cullom Manderson.
Stewart, Davis Butler, Payne, Gray and Turpin.
Transportation Routes to the Seaboard: Messrs
MITCHELL Palmer. Cullom, Dawes, Aldrich, Gibson,
Vest, Call and Butler.
10 Inyestigate the Condition of the Potomac
Front: Messrs- Mcpherson, Ransom, Hearst, Man.
derson, Riddleberger ana Spooner.
Select committees-Additional Accommodations
for the Library: Messrs. voorhees,, Butler Gibson,
Morrill, and Chandler.
To Inquire into Claims OF Citizens against Mica.
raugua: Messrs. Morgan, Wilson, Hearst, Hoar and
Cameron
Woman Suffrage: Messrs. Cockreu Brown. Pas
co. Blair, Palmer Chace and Bowen.
Centennial OF Constitution and Discovery OF
America: Messrs Hlscock, sherman, Hoar, voor-
htes, Eust1s and COlQuitt.
Indian Traders: Messrs. Chandler, Platt, Cullom,
Coke and Blackburn.
Mr.. Faulkner is not yet a Senator, and his name
was not announced to-day when the committees
were elected by the Senate but there is no doubt
OF his admission, places have been assigned TO him
as above given, to which he will be appointed
when he Is seated.
Will Have Charge Of District Matters.
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, POTOMAC FLATS AND
LIBRARY COMMITTEES OF THE SENATE.
The District committee Of the Senate as finally
made up for the Fiftieth Congress is composed OF
six OF the old members and three new ones, or
more properly speaking, or two new ones, for Mr..
Riddleberger returns to the committee after a
brief period Of retirement. senators Cheney,
whose term ended with the last Congress, and
Palmer, republicans. and Brown, democrat, give
place to MesSrs. Riddleberger and Farwel, repub-
licans, and Faulkner, democrat senator Riddle
berger was appointed on the committee in 1883,
excused exc d. at at his is {, own n % request. ST. senator
Faulkner, though assigned to the committee
mas not yet been admitted 10 his seat, but that Is
ally decided, and he viii probably be admitted in
time TO attend the first meeting or the committee.
SpOOner, and Chace republicans, and MeSsrs. Har-
rts, Vance, and Blackburn, democrats.
The Potomac fiats committee mas two new mem-
Old members. senators Mcpherson, Ransom, Man.
dersOn, and Sp00ner. The vacancy left by the
retirement OF Mr.. Conger Is not nlled, and the
committee now stands three democrats and three
republicans senator Ransom, whose interest In
the Potomac flats improvement raised the CON-
mittee originally, remains upon It, and he Is as
deeply interested In the subject as ever, and will
look after the all-important matter OF appropria-
tons with the same zeal as hitherto
Senator voorhees,, who put the new library
building project on It's feet, properly remains at
the head OF the committee on additional accommo-
dations for the library, and he has associated with
him as members senators Butler, Gibson, Morrill,
and Chandler, all OF whom are earnest workers In
behalf OF the library.
why He vv0s RenOved.
SERGEANT BUELL., AT CHICAGO, RECEIVED MONEY
FROM OUTSIDERS FOR GOVERNMENT WORK.
In regard to the removal OF Sergeant Buell. OF
the signal Service, from Chicago, where he was in
charge Of the station, TO Galveston. Gen. Greedy
said TO a STAR reporter to-day: sergeant Buell.
was removed because he persisted In receiving
money ffom outside parties for work for which he
was already drawing q salary from the Govern
ment He was an efficient onicer, and regretted
to be compelled to relieve him, but such violation
OF the rules OF the service could not be counte-
nanced / have received q letter from the
secretary OF the Chicago Board OF Trade commend
vestigation of the affairs OF Sergeant Buens
ONCE, and on his report that Buell. bad received
pay from the board Of trade for maps. relieved
him from duty. Mr.. Frankenfeld, who has been
ordered to Chicago to succeed Buell.. was not my
private secretary as reported and has never writ
ten letter for me. nave never had o prtva te
secretary. He was IN charge Of one OF our most